Rear Blade Adjustment Preferences

[LD1]

So how big is too big? My tractor is 3,000lb bare weight with a FEL and 30hp. I'd like a 7 footer to get outside my turf tires when angled, and again I'm not planning on heavy scraping. Is a 500lb 84" blade ok?

700-1000 lbs. Swap to cat 1 pins if you need to

 

[jyoutz]

So how big is too big? My tractor is 3,000lb bare weight with a FEL and 30hp. I'd like a 7 footer to get outside my turf tires when angled, and again I'm not planning on heavy scraping. Is a 500lb 84" blade ok?

Keep in mind that with an offset blade you can go with a shorter blade and still have the angled blade extend beyond your wheels on on side.

 

[LD1]

Yes, having all 3 (angle, tilt, offset) is handy. So would a hydraulic top link arm. But how would you rank them if you could only get one or two hydraulic controls?

I’m not sure I’d ever want end plates on blade when moving snow. I guess that’s because I’d never push the blade driving backwards.
Seems like if the blade ever caught something solid going backwards it would either stop you or break instead of jumping over it.

I'd give up tilt. Actually my blade has all 3. And I have 3 remotes. But one is for toplink. So I took the tilt cylinder off the blade and pinned it.

I never have found I need tilt with a straight blade. And I can achieve tilt by angling the blade than either extending or retracting the toplink

 

[Buppies]

3584 here great blade and it has two hydraulic cylinders

 

[AaronD81]

IMO, nothing under 700lbs. Do the lighter units work, sure or they would not be selling them for very long. But the heavier the better is basically the rule for anything that grades. As long as the tractor has the capabilities to raise the implement under a full load, you are good to go. People mention snow, is snow always light and fluffy, no. It gets hard and turns to ice. You need weight to break that up and move it.

The Land Pride RBT3584 is the perfect blade for your tractor IMO. I have recommended it for many of my customers with your size tractor, never had a complaint yet, other than why didn't I get this sooner?

Last suggestion, if you don't already have your tires loaded, get them loaded, all 4. I did that on my Mahindra 3215 HST, what a difference. Like a different-bigger tractor.

Thanks, appreciate the insight, I don’t want a blade that’s too small but I really don’t want one that’s too big. I just noticed that model and a little concerned about price but availability also seems to be an issue. Waiting for messicks to call me back with more info.

 

[marhar]

I'm considering a light/medium manually adjustable rear blade and I'd like input on offset adjustments. Land Pride and Woods have variations of slotted bolt adjustments on the moldboard for offset and tilt. I'm concerned about needing a wrench every time I want to make an adjustment and the possibility of the bolts sliding in the slots as I work, but the slots would allow infinite adjustability. Dirt Dog/Rhino has a pin on the 3 point hitch that allows the entire arm to swing. To me this seems preferable because the pin won't work loose like a bolt can. However, these brands are harder to find near me. Should I try to find one with a pin or is the Woods design fine if I don't want to change the offset frequently? I'd also like the option of skids and end plates so that's why I'm looking at certain brands.

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Check out Everything attachments. I have their light duty 7' blade, one can use it as an offset and angle at the same time; works great for cleaning out a ditch on the farm.

https://www.(Temporarily blocked du...Blade-for-Compact-Tractors-p/eta-value-sb.htm

 

[LD1]

Thanks, appreciate the insight, I don’t want a blade that’s too small but I really don’t want one that’s too big. I just noticed that model and a little concerned about price but availability also seems to be an issue. Waiting for messicks to call me back with more info.

Keep your eyes on craigslist and FB marketplace

 

[Buggs67]

Thanks, appreciate the insight, I don’t want a blade that’s too small but I really don’t want one that’s too big. I just noticed that model and a little concerned about price but availability also seems to be an issue. Waiting for messicks to call me back with more info.

You should also go talk to Nolts. Should be right down the road from you.

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www.noltspower.com

 

[AaronD81]

Check out Everything attachments. I have their light duty 7' blade, one can use it as an offset and angle at the same time; works great for cleaning out a ditch on the farm.

https://www.(Temporarily blocked du...Blade-for-Compact-Tractors-p/eta-value-sb.htm

Unfortunately they have a 4 month wait for all blades.

 

[AaronD81]

You should also go talk to Nolts. Should be right down the road from you.

Power Equipment for Sale | Nolt's Power Equipment & Perry Power Equipment LLC Nolt's Power Equipment LLC & Perry Power Equipment

Nolt's has power equipment for sale in Shippensburg and Loysville, PA, including compact tractors, riding mowers, wheel loaders, articulating loaders, and attachments.

www.noltspower.com

Thanks, there are actually 2 Kioti dealers closer to me and both have the 84" blade in the style of the Woods I posted in my first post, actually identical since Woods makes the Kioti blades, but they are only 300lbs and have a bolt adjustment for offset so I'm not sold on that yet.